Truthout
Corporations
These Professors Make More Than a Thousand Bucks an Hour Peddling Mega-Mergers
The economists are leveraging their academic prestige with secret reports justifying corporate concentration.
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“Militarized Neoliberalism” and the Canadian State in Latin America
While not completely focused on mining, “The Blood of Extraction” examines a considerable range of mining conflicts in Central America and the northern Andes.
Nestlé and Coca-Cola Attempt to Block National Parks From Banning Bottled Water Sales
Single-use water bottles generate up to 20 percent of the waste in National Parks but Congress is preventing their ban.
Dakota Access Pipeline Once Again on Hold as Standing Rock Supporters Stage Day of Action
Just hours after the Army Corps extended its delay, Energy Transfer Partners petitioned the US District Court in Washington, DC to intervene.
The Struggle Continues for a Binding Treaty to Stop Corporate Abuse
A binding treaty to regulate the activities of corporations could provide a vital counterpoint to controversial free trade and investment agreements.
Here’s Why Our Next President Should Block AT&T’s Time Warner Tie-Up
Nearly a half-century of corporate consolidation has transformed American politics in ways that have undermined policies that challenge corporate power.
Marijuana, Corporate Power Among the Ballot Questions Facing Southern Voters
Voters in seven Southern states are considering a total of 38 ballot measures this year.
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New UN Report Shows Just How Awful Globalization and Informal Employment Are for Workers
Currently on the UN agenda: a legally-binding human rights agreement for corporations and businesses.
Economic Update: Challenging Markets and Their Results
This episode discusses cutting vaccine costs, shameful Harvard economics, Icelandic women on strike, corporate merger mania and more.
Scott Walker Backers Defend Lead and Wisconsin’s Poisoned Politics
In Scott Walker's Wisconsin, lead chips have replaced cheese curds as the tasty snack of choice.